FOXBOROUGH – Maybe Charlie Davies won’t morph into the second coming of Taylor Twellman, who arguably was the best player in New England Revolution history. But his acquisition could help a team that has been inconsistent when it comes to scoring goals.

The 27-year-old Davies, a Boston college grad, was acquired on loan recently from Randers FC (Denmark) with an option to purchase his contract.

Davies, who overcame a near-fatal automobile accident in October 2009, has MLS and international experience and at one time was a proven goal-scorer.

“We want his speed,” Longmeadow native and coach Jay Heaps said Friday after New England (8-9-6) completed practice for Saturday’s key home game against the Chicago Fire (9-9-4). “I think it’s a component of the game where we’re lacking. I think we have good technical players and players with good vision. But we need to stretch the field a little bit and Charlie can do this for us.”

Davies, who played on the 2009 U.S. National Team that reached the Confederations Cup final, noted his acquisition could be a “good fit.”

That could be the case if he performs up to expectations.

“A part of any player that has success requires that you be confident in yourself,” Davies said. “I feel the guys are confident in me as well. Everyone’s happy that I’m here. But most of them think I’ll be able to help this team out right away and come in and produce.

“I think that’s important, whether it’s scoring goals – a lot of them - or creating goals for other players or creating space that I think a lot of these guys have needed for us to make those deep runs, to open up space for the midfielders.

“I think Jay wants to ease me into things and not just throw me out there,” Davies continued. “But I also have to prove myself. I’m looking forward to getting out there and showing the guys that I have what it takes to make the difference to get this team into the playoffs.”

Heaps isn’t concerned about Davies’ ability to learn the Revolution’s system – the Xs and Os. But the little things may take more time.

“The question now is the nuances, the tiny things .¤.¤. where does he receive the ball, where does he like to play the game,” the Longmeadow native said. “That’s what separates the good players and the good teams.

“If you look at our league, you’re looking at teams that have been together for a while with the same staffs and the same players so they can develop relationships.”

Davies’ acquisition comes at a particularly key stage of the Revs’ season in that they’re three points behind Houston who holds down the Eastern Conference’s fifth and last playoff berth, and one point behind sixth-place Chicago – a team that’s 3-0-1 in its last four games.

“It’s what you want as a player, with the team needing a boost, and I’m the guy that needs to provide that,” Davies said. “That’s why they signed me because they think I’ll be able to provide speed as well as goal-scoring.

“It’s great to come here in the middle of a season when every game is so important.”